United States (USA) and El Salvador (SLV) Trade

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About

United States-El Salvador Trade: In 2023, United States exported $4.47B to El Salvador. The main products that United States exported to El Salvador were Refined Petroleum ($1.73B), Petroleum Gas ($348M), and Corn ($172M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 4.33%, from $3.62B in 2018 to $4.47B in 2023.

In 2017, United States exported services to El Salvador worth $1.28B, with Travel ($549M), Transportation ($415M), and Financial services ($125M) being the largest in terms of value.

El Salvador-United States Trade: In 2023, El Salvador exported $2.41B to United States. The main products that El Salvador exported to United States were Knit T-shirts ($506M), Knit Sweaters ($374M), and Knit Socks and Hosiery ($194M). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.92%, from $2.65B in 2018 to $2.41B in 2023.

In 2023, El Salvador did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2023, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). That same year, El Salvador ranked 63 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.0012), and 118 in total exports ($6.76B).

Company data: In 2024, leading companies such as Pirelli Tires (993), Continental Tire (636), and Adidas (91) were at the forefront of exporting goods from El Salvador to the United States. Conversely, Unknown (614), Pirelli Pneus Ltda (456), and Pirelli Tyre S P A (348) were notable for importing products to El Salvador from the United States.

Latest Trends

January, 2025

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Overview In January 2025, United States exported $364M and imported $142M from El Salvador, resulting in a positive trade balance of $222M. Between January 2024 and January 2025 the exports of United States have decreased by $-24.9M (-6.41%) from $389M to $364M, while imports decreased by $-23.8M (-14.4%) from $166M to $142M.

Trade In January 2025, the top exports of United States to El Salvador were Refined Petroleum ($114M), Corn ($28.6M), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($20.8M), Telephones ($14.1M), and Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered... ($11M). In January 2025 the top imports of United States from El Salvador were Knit T-shirts ($24.8M), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($22.3M), Knit Sweaters ($19.9M), Raw Sugar ($14M), and Knit Socks and Hosiery ($9.08M).

Origins In January 2025 the exports of United States were mainly from Louisiana ($99.7M), Texas ($73M), California ($54.5M), Florida ($53.7M), and North Carolina ($10.2M), while imports destinations were mainly Florida ($35.1M), North Carolina ($29.7M), Texas ($21M), Kentucky ($9.23M), and California ($7.62M).

Growth In January 2025, the decrease in United States's year-by-year exports to El Salvador was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Refined Petroleum ($-9.96M or -8%), Soybean Meal ($-4.87M or -40.7%), and Non-Retail Synthetic Staple Fibers Yarn ($-4.36M or -53.3%). In January 2025, the decrease in United States's year-by-year imports from El Salvador was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports in Knit Sweaters ($-27.6M or -58.1%), Knit Men's Suits ($-3.65M or -51.8%), and Knit Socks and Hosiery ($-1.64M or -15.3%).

Latest Trade

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EXPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$-24.9M(-6.41%)

IMPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$-23.8M(-14.4%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2025)Louisiana$99.7M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, United States exported $4.47B to El Salvador. The main products exported from United States to El Salvador were Refined Petroleum ($1.73B), Petroleum Gas ($348M), and Corn ($172M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 4.33%, from $3.62B in 2018 to $4.47B in 2023.

In 2018, El Salvador exported $2.41B to United States. The main products exported from El Salvador to United States were Knit T-shirts ($506M), Knit Sweaters ($374M), and Knit Socks and Hosiery ($194M). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.92%, from $2.65B in 2023 to $2.41B in 2018.

Exports from United States () to El Salvador () (2023)

Exports from El Salvador () to United States () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

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United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B

El Salvador
Top DestinationUnited States$2.41B

This map shows whether countries import more from United States or El Salvador. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from United States and El Salvador or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than El Salvador included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from El Salvador than United States included American Samoa ($915).

Difference in imports from El Salvador () and United States () (2023)

Comparative Advantage United States - El Salvador

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This chart compares trade between United States and El Salvador by product, considering products traded by both, United States and El Salvador.

During 2023, United States had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.12B), Textiles ($444M), and Foodstuffs ($362M).

During 2018, El Salvador had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Textiles ($1.65B), Machines ($245M), and Foodstuffs ($221M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States El Salvador+$15.7MPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential El Salvador United States+$103MKnit Sweaters

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of United States and El Salvador. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over El Salvador. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of El Salvador indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States () and El Salvador () (2023)

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